The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera. John Marshall aiddescriptionequal Change image and share on social
The power to tax is the power to destroy. John Marshall destroypowertax Change image and share on social
The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of the constitution, form the supreme law of the land. John Marshall actionconstitutionform Change image and share on social
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. This is the very essence of judicial duty. John Marshall actalteralterable share on social
The events of my life are too unimportant, and have too little interest for any person not of my immediate family, to render them worth communicating or preserving. John Marshall communicateeventfamily Change image and share on social
If the agency of the mother in forming the character of her children is, in truth, so considerable, as I think it - if she does so much toward making her son what she would wish him to be - how essential is it that she should be fitted for the beneficial performance of these important duties. John Marshall agencybeneficialcharacter share on social
What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment. John Marshall appointmentindependencejudge Change image and share on social